TV Timer: Everyone wins with Asashoryu’s loss to Hakuho in grand finale
01/30/2008
It was billed as the “baby face” versus the “heel,” a clash of the titans, and the yokozuna showdown. At the end of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sunday, Hakuho stood triumphant over Asashoryu.
But, according to TV wide shows, everyone emerged victorious.
Former sumo wrestlers, spectators and commentators agreed that the 47-second bout was one of the most memorable in the sport’s history.
“I haven’t seen such an exciting bout for a long time,” one viewer said.
Many on the street told reporters they were relieved to see Hakuho, a 22-year-old Mongolian, defeat compatriot Asashoryu. Hakuho, they said, deserved the win because he shored up the sumo world while Asashoryu was barred from two tournaments for skipping a regional tour citing injuries, only to be seen later playing soccer in Mongolia.
February 2, 2008 archive
Feb 02 2008
Japan Comes Out At Night
Feb 02 2008
Burmese Blogger Arrested
Burma hasn’t been much in the news, lately, but things have not gotten any better. Essentially, the violent crackdown on dissidents succeeded. Months ago. And it continues.
This is a seemingly small story, but one of which every political blogger should take notice. From the Associated Press:
Myanmar’s junta has stepped up surveillance of the Internet, arresting one blogger who wrote about the stifling of free expression in the military-ruled nation, a media advocacy group said.
The blogger, Nay Myo Latt, was taken into custody in Yangon on Wednesday after writing about the suppression of freedoms following last fall’s crushing of pro-democracy demonstrations, Reporters Without Borders said.
Despite international condemnation and pressure following the demonstrations, there is little evidence that the junta is easing its repressive rule or moving closer to reconciliation with pro-democracy forces led by Suu Kyi.
The arrested blogger, a member of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, owns three Internet cafes, Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said in a release seen Thursday.
Feb 02 2008
I have absolutely nothing to say…
What is the point?
To write is to imply that there is at least one reader interested enough or bored enough to give two-shits about what I have to write. By posting this, am I assuming too much and too little; or not enough, or way too much? I have no idea…
If Bill Maher had writers, and I had Cheetos to eat, this wouldn’t be happening.
Feb 02 2008
Internalized homophobia without the fancy words
I’ve never forgiven myself for being gay.
That’s not too surprising. I’ve never been able to forgive myself for much of anything.
Feb 02 2008
Looking for a New Party: The Libertarian Party.
I’m a Kucinich supporter, and I am fed up with the corporatized Democratic Party (c’mon now…who isn’t really?). As such, I’m looking at other parties other than the big two (Repugs? The party of Reagan, Bush, Bush, Cheney, etc.? No way.). In the first of three postings of this series, I’ve asked if Leftists and Progressives need a new party. I then looked at the Green Party and found them not too far from where I stand. The third posting was a look at the Contstitution Party, which has some interesting ideas but had at least one deal breaker.
Feb 02 2008
Friday Night at 8: Seduction
It was back in the day, early 80s, right before AIDs made it problematic to be promiscuous.
After hours club on 9th Avenue and 14th Street, dark with little tacky Christmas-tree lights and cheap drinks, a place of the imagination, one could be whomever or whatever one pleased, indulging the neverending child’s fantasy of make-believe.
My entrance was predatory, taking in the entire room as I walked to the front bar, accepting or discarding (mostly discarding) the hungry looks on the faces of all the lovely men, who outnumbered the women by a very satisfactory ratio.
Heh.
Feb 02 2008
Feel “safe” Now
http://podblanc.com/?q=node/13519
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/M…
I like the original German don’t you?
Unlike the Germans though America seems to have heightened the Satanic evil potential by removing any ideology behind a round up. It’s simply a matter of policy and procedure. The Stanford Prison experiment on steroids our brand of fascism includes 40 year old wives of teachers, peons if you will.
The term “zogster” comes up with very few hits on Google linking it to a “white supremacy group”. More like five misguided kids in the basement or perhaps a regional term set up by the CIA itself. Zogster then has little relevance and may serve to divert attention away from the far more mainstream practice of the militarization of local police.
Tazer deaths, thug type cops with no oversight. I would sue, big time.
Feb 02 2008
Friday Philosophy: Delirium
The fever burns. Whether the fever of the head or the heart, it burns.
Temperature rising,
it isn’t surprising
she certainly can can-can–Irving Berlin
Twenty-four hours being bathed in fire, spiked with the occasional five minutes of shaking from being chilled to the bone and frequent bouts of coughing which rendered breathing problematic have passed. Memories linger and are recorded. Ideas joust with each other for primacy. Words erupt.
Memories of the bad times…of decades of burning pieces of my heart to keep the world out…and me in, all in the pursuit of safety, or so I thought. When in doubt run away, either emotionally, psychologically or physically. What else could be considered sane when one lives in an insane world? And the inhabitants of this world became more fearful with each passing day.
Feb 02 2008
